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Mother's Day Quick and Easy Baking
Are you planning, a Mother's Day breakfast or brunch? Do you long to have your kids and husband make something for you on Mother's Day, but they really don't know how to cook? Here are some very easy, very forgiving recipes that will yield results as scrumptious as the most complex recipes.
Blue Blueberry Muffins have been one of my standby, favorite recipes for years. Everyone loves these muffins and you can whip them out in minutes. Unlike most recipes, I use the blueberry juice instead of discarding, creating a lovely midnight blue color and even more blueberry flavor. You can also make this a cake by using a 9" x 13" cake pan instead of muffin cups. In this wheat free recipe, the spelt flour enhances both flavor and texture. You can also make
Cherry Pecan Muffins by simply substituting the blueberries for cherries and adding 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
If you would like to bake something savory, try Italian Herb Biscuits.
These are as flaky as butter laden biscuits but with a minimal amount of oil. The flavoring from Italian
herbs will complement just about every other breakfast dish.
My
Corn Bread recipe works well with both blue corn flour and yellow, enabling you to marble or
just have fun. I have twice served this Corn Bread at events with over a hundred people and it has
always been a big hit. Many have told me that it is best corn bread they have ever tasted. I use
polenta which gives the bread a really nice, course texture, a little honey, vanilla and lots of
sweet corn kernels. 
Scones are sweet biscuits with a slightly more cake-like texture.
Date Scones are loaded with date pieces and the dates on the edges become delightfully crisp. For a variation, you can try
Cranberry Carob Scones.
The batter is the same as that for Date Scones but when the carob chips melt and the cranberries become
crisp from baking, the flavor is differently delicious. Cherry Cream Cheese Scones are moist with plenty of sweet cherries. The Neufchatel cream cheese adds richness and character to the scones.
All of the aforementioned baked goods freeze really well. Just seal in airtight bags and freeze. To reheat muffins, microwave just enough to thaw and then lightly toast. The scones, biscuits and cornbread can be eaten straight out of the microwave. Personally, I find Date Scones and Cranberry Carob Scones very tasty frozen.
Happy baking and happy Mother's Day!
 
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